The Night Watchman of Siheyuan

Chapter 235

Tianpeng Rebirth: The Battle of Buddhism and Taoism

Chapter 4: The Underworld

After discussing with each other, Bajie, Yang Jian and Ao Bing decided to go to the underworld to seek opportunities, hoping to find the key to fight against Buddhism. They cast spells, broke the boundary between yin and yang, and stepped into the eerie underworld.

As soon as he entered the underworld, a thick yin energy rushed over him, and the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling was endless. There were green ghost lights floating around, adding a bit of weirdness to this dark world. When the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Guards of the underworld saw a stranger breaking in, they immediately led a group of ghost officials to surround him.

"You bold lunatics, how dare you trespass into the underworld? You are tired of living!" Niu Tou waved the steel fork in his hand and glared at them.

Bajie stepped forward and said loudly, "We are not here to cause trouble. We have something important to do and need to see Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."

The Horse-Faced Guard sneered: "It's not that easy to see the Bodhisattva. You have to get past us first!" After that, a group of ghost officials rushed up waving their weapons.

Yang Jian flashed and shuttled among the ghosts like a ghost. The three-pointed double-edged sword flashed with cold light, and the ghosts fell to the ground wherever he went. Ao Bing waved his spear, and the tip of the spear spit out blue icy air, freezing the ghosts around instantly. Bajie danced with the nine-toothed rake, and every time he raked it down, it brought a gust of wind, blowing the ghosts all over the place.

But the ghost messengers kept coming, seemingly endlessly. Just when the battle was at a stalemate, a compassionate voice came: "Everyone stop." Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was seen stepping on a lotus and slowly approaching.

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, we came here to stop some conspiracies of Buddhism. We heard that there is a key thing in the underworld to fight against Buddhism, so we came here to seek help." Bajie said hurriedly.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva frowned slightly: "Buddhism is based on compassion and salvation of all living beings, so how can there be any conspiracy?"

Yang Jian stepped forward and said respectfully: "Buddha, you don't know that the power of Buddhism is constantly expanding, trying to change the balance between heaven and earth. If it is allowed to develop, the heaven, the underworld and even the human world will be in crisis."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva fell into deep thought, and after a moment he said, "There is indeed a thing in the underworld, called the 'Reversal Disk of Samsara', which is said to have the power to reverse cause and effect and reincarnation, and may be able to help you. But this treasure is sealed deep in the Avici Hell, and there are many terrifying vengeful spirits guarding it, and it is very dangerous."

Bajie and the other two looked at each other, with a firm look in their eyes, and said in unison: "We are willing to give it a try."

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva nodded slightly, waved his hand, and pointed the way to the Avici Hell for them.

The three of them walked along the gloomy passage, and the yin energy around them became increasingly dense, making it difficult to breathe. In the Avici Hell, the shrill screams made people's eardrums hurt.

As soon as he entered the Avici Hell, a group of evil ghosts shaped like evil spirits rushed over with their fangs and claws bared. These evil spirits exuded a black aura, and the space was distorted wherever they passed.

Ao Bing took the lead, injecting the power of the dragon ball in his body into his spear. A powerful water column shot up into the sky and turned into a water dragon, colliding with the vengeful spirits. The water dragon and the vengeful spirits entangled with each other, making a harsh hissing sound.

Yang Jian opened his Heavenly Eye, and a golden light shot out, dispersing all the evil spirits wherever it shone. But more evil spirits came from all directions and surrounded them.

Bajie waved the rake, chanting something, performing an ancient skill. The rake glowed with golden light, and every wave could disperse the surrounding evil spirits. However, there were too many evil spirits, and the three of them gradually became powerless.

During the fierce battle, Bajie discovered that these evil spirits seemed to be attracted by some mysterious force and always came from one direction. He was moved and shouted loudly: "Brother Yang, Third Prince, we should not attack blindly. We should follow the direction of the evil spirits to find the source. Maybe we can find a way to solve it."

So, the three of them resisted the attacks of the vengeful spirits while struggling to move forward in the direction where the vengeful spirits were coming from. Deep in the Avici Hell, they found an ancient stone platform, on which was placed a disc emitting a strange light, which was the "Reverse Disk of Samsara". And around the stone platform, there was a huge vengeful spirit, its body was like a mountain, emitting a desperate breath, and it was this vengeful spirit that controlled the many vengeful spirits.

The huge vengeful spirit found Bajie and the other two, opened its bloody mouth, and roared, sending a black energy wave towards them like a tidal wave. Bajie and the other two hurriedly tried their best to resist, but were shaken back by this powerful force.

Yang Jian frowned and said, "This vengeful spirit is too powerful. We cannot fight it head-on. We need to come up with a strategy."

Ao Bing said while panting, "I will divert its attention, and you take the opportunity to get the Samsara Reversal Disk." After that, Ao Bing turned into a blue light and rushed towards the resentful spirit, and his spear stabbed at the resentful spirit like raindrops.

The resentful spirit was angered by Ao Bing and turned to attack him. Bajie and Yang Jian saw the right opportunity and rushed towards the stone platform at high speed. Just as they were about to approach the stone platform, the resentful spirit seemed to sense the danger and used some of its strength to attack them.

Bajie shouted loudly, and poured all his magic power into the rake, smashing it hard, temporarily blocking its attack. Yang Jian took the opportunity to fly up and stretched out his hand to grab the Samsara Reverse Disk.

However, at the moment when Yang Jian got the Reverse Disk of Samsara, the resentful spirit let out an angry roar and rushed towards them desperately, so fast that people had no time to react. At this critical moment, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva arrived in time, waved the staff in his hand, and a beam of Buddha light shone everywhere, temporarily suppressing the resentful spirit.

"Go!" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva shouted.

Bajie and the other two did not dare to stay, and quickly left the Avici Hell with the wheel of reincarnation.

After escaping from danger, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva looked at Bajie and the other two and said, "Although we have obtained this treasure, the Buddhist sect will definitely not let it go. You must take good care of yourself."

After expressing their gratitude to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Bajie and the other two left the underworld with the Wheel of Reversal. They knew that the next confrontation with the Buddhist sect would be more intense, but with the Wheel of Reversal, they had a better chance of winning. Next, they would use this magic weapon to start planning their next step against the Buddhist sect...